For one point: Who was this young lady, and with what make and year automobile was she connected?
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Perhaps some more experienced gents can ID her?
I think the picture shows the wonderful Mrs.Ava Gardner. She was born in 1925 and the same year Gardner Automobil Co. presented its new 8c saloon. Thank you for posting this beauty.
I'm sure this miss would be flattered, but this is not Ms. Gardner
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She led a rather ordinary, working-girl life. This photo represents an unusual, and temporary, turn of events for her.
Jacque Mercer, Miss America 1949, and this 1949 Cadillac?
Not a Miss America; not Cadillac.
I really have no clue as to the answer itself, but the hairstyle and the style of the ladie's dress would indicate 1940 or so I believe.
Bill
Within that decade...
Is she a very young Joan Collins?
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on April 02, 2013, 04:36:45 AM
She led a rather ordinary, working-girl life. This photo represents an unusual, and temporary, turn of events for her.
Her glamour was tied to a specific brand, as was her livelihood. After this picture, she soon returned to her ordinary life. No movie contacts, no ribbon cuttings and such...
specific brand - One of the GM brands?
Not a GM brand
Lots of searching, lots of parameters, no result.
GM is eliminated and Ford usually had a more "populist" approach to advertising and public relations.
Assuming this is a major brand, should we be looking at Chrysler products??
Bill
Not Chrysler
Packard?
Not that fancy
Ford?
Not the Ford brand
Mercury?
Not Mercury
Studebaker?
Not Studebaker
Hudson?
Not Hudson
willys?
Not Willys
Graham-Paige?
Nash?
I couldn't find her. Please unlock.
As you wish. :)
May I have the 1st letter, of the Nash model type that she was associated with?
Strange request, Valkyrie :scratch:
A bit like asking for 25 % of the answer so you can add the rest, no?
Quote from: ValkyrieGT on April 29, 2013, 04:18:39 PM
May I have the 1st letter, of the Nash model type that she was associated with?
The puzzle question posed asks for a make and a year only, with good reason, though some might argue that one model is more closely associated with her.
did she appear in Nash ads?
She did appear in some ads, and Nash was mentioned in them. But they were not Nash ads, per-se.
She also appeared in other promotional materials, that were not the type of advertisements that would be inserted into other materials.
Here's a picture from one of the ads in which she appeared, along with a well-known car guy...
Perhaps searching for more about the guy in that second picture will lead you to a solution.
did she appear in war promotional ads?
No; the puzzle photo and the reason for it were in the post-war period.
I am probably on a very wild goose chase here, but the man looks a fair bit like Henry J Kaiser Sr.
If so, the lady could be his daughter in law.
Bill
Anything to do with the Kaiser Foundation School of Nursing ?
Quote from: Bill Murray on May 02, 2013, 07:06:55 AM
I am probably on a very wild goose chase here, but the man looks a fair bit like Henry J Kaiser Sr.
If so, the lady could be his daughter in law.
Bill
Not him
Quote from: nicanary on May 02, 2013, 07:19:19 AM
Anything to do with the Kaiser Foundation School of Nursing ?
No
It's George W. Mason, but I can't find anything by following the Kelvinator lead.
Keep at it. The answer can be found in multiple places...
I was sure we were on the brink of a solution.
Was she by any chance Mason's wife?
No, but she did know of him, and likely had met him, outside of the context of this puzzle.
Lenore Romney?
That was my second guess, but Mitt's mother doesn't resemble much this lady. Let's see what Otto says.
Mine was definitely a shot in the dark, Ray, but she was once an aspiring starlet in Hollywood and she did do some "good works" kind of stuff.
As well, Romney took over after Mason when AMC was formed but I do not remember if he was associated with them as early as Otto's photo.
Interesting that we are having so much trouble with this one as he indicates it is "all over the internet" or some such. I must have 3-4 hours in this one already.
Bill
:scratch:
As a one-time stage and screen actress, the wife of a well-known executive who later became the governor of a US state and tried to become president of the United States (and the mother of son who did the same thing, more or less), and as a one-time candidate for the US senate, Mrs. Romney was in the public spotlight for a much longer and more intense period than our mystery girl.
Another clue:
An article of clothing she wore is in the nation's attic. In excess of 25k others wanted to wear it, but did not.
Must've been a sash saying Miss United States ?
No - this was a one-time event, and not a beauty pageant.
Alas, a lass passes to black hole
She's Mary Grace Simescu
Mary Grace Simescu, a stunning brunette from Detroit's west side, was selected Jubilee Queen from more than 25,000 contestants for the Automotive Golden Jubilee in 1946. The Jubilee was a massive celebration in Detroit, attended by more than 300,000 people, where 1,000 feet of Woodward Avenue was painted from curb to curb in gold paint. The Jubilee was organized by Bill Knudsen (former president of General Motors) and George Romney, honored the automotive pioneers of the era, including George Holley, Charles Nash, Barney Oldfield, Ransom Olds, and Henry Ford, General Motors founder William Durant and then chairman, Alfred P. Sloan. Mary's Jubilee Queen dress was recently given and is displayed at the Smithsonian Museum.
Ms Simescu worked at the advertising dept of Nash
Holy cow - you got it! Nice solve.